At Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, our mission is to spark creativity within everyone. Welcoming learners of all kinds in a vibrant, inclusive community, we provide a comprehensive range of educational opportunities including bachelor’s and associate degrees, certificates, and professional credentials, as well as enrichment and lifelong learning programs for all ages. We believe creativity enriches experiences and transforms communities, and we believe creatives design the future.
Our vision is to trailblaze in creative education. We envision PCA&D as a nexus where teaching and learning, innovation and entrepreneurship, and our partners and campus community join to ignite imagination, inspire transformation, and reshape the creative economy, at home in Pennsylvania and as far as we dare to reach.
As a nonprofit, independent professional art and design college, our values guide institutional decision-making, inform the design of educational experiences, and define our learning environment. We believe it all begins with taking the risk to be creative.